davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-16
Z ONO oil producers are TALKING Il o,s a.,
i Yin 70 fight the Standard. A stern csiase
ID o long one. isifi55l vs.
From 9 little experiences near Il hons !
W. know how 70 sympathizo with the |
Nebraska cyclone sufferers. ID BIZ 81

s. = t y, MAoRLxy riaea from tho dinner
table table 10 land the London Times one BE-.
tween the eyes. Morley ID i pretty good
SmarkHman. sS n N n u q 1Y4ssia
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-16
ah Y e''...:a5jatl,e|'l|.liqsaa1
oillee, No., 20 ana a. Fou,..ee.nrth atresil.

ERso ny tartao ths CIV tof ID season, Ia I'M.
rtr fraselers, ca,, have az DAILY IurxtIa ,rsrra
naled . tha postpaid fer eS esass psr mt IA
addffss being CHANGED a. elsa a deshsd. Els "a
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21

mucn OF a slave, 80 he quit. And the
old lady (about eighty said to her
son -in-law, Alfred, that tobacco is
too strong, it makes me tremble; l
wish you would get some weaker
She thought it bad enough to be get.
ting old, without trembling. But
with the weaker and weakest tobacco
she still trembled. So she decided
against it and quit. Aftet few days
her daughter not having noticed it,
she said to her: adelaide, ! think
tobacco hurts me, and / believe III
quit smoking Now, mother, what
is the use. You have had it so long,
and il it is any comfort to you you
may as we'll have it, We'll, think
it hurts me, and am going to quit
And she did, right of, without think.
ing more about it or ever trying to
see il she could.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
The Way to Quit.

A person who has "tried and tried to
Quit smoking and cannot is advised
by a writer in 1.-THE New.York Witness"
toconsider the ways otthe BLAKE fam
ily," who demonstrated that moth
ing is impossible to the man or wom-
an who can will" or, in other words,
act on the horse-sense principle laid
down by Mr.. Greedy when he remark
ed, with respect to specie payments,
that 1.-THE way to resume is to re-
sumo"
"When they want to do anything
they just 20 to work and do it with
out trying. One OF the boys said to-
bacco got to be such a tyrant it call
al him up in the night to smoke. ard
he tAonght that was getting 10 be too
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
Stallins' Wall-Eyed "Mewell."

From the Alta California.
"Say, Jedge," said Edward j. For
roster, when called up before Judge
Hornblower for sentence on charge
OF vagrancy, Say, Jedge, / was load
ed and didn't know what / was dom
when they took me in for Begin
Let me off this time and I'll wander
away to tn wilds o. Colorado County.
and hide myself in some secluded dell
an borry plow an fence in a hun
dred an sixty acres GLAND an plant
olives an things. Yes, Jedge, TIL
train up vine and tigtree in tn way
they should 90, an build little cot
tage, an in tn summer evenin's I'll
sit on me rustic porch an play a lutte
while the twinklin' stars is laughin'
and the birds is bein' lulled t. rest by
It's soft cadences."
"El Dorado County," returned his
honor, "why l lived there once my
SELF" and reminiscent smile DER.
spread the judicial countenance.
aye did, did We, ledger Dye know
Niger Hill an Clemens saloonH
Clem's oldest boy married one O. the
Stallnses, darter e ole Ike Stalins,
what owned the wall-eyed newell
what kicked so hard. Ole Stallins
bet he could break up more hard rock
than any quartz mill in tn county"
Dismissed" gasped the judge
"Bailiff, take him out for Heavens
sake" And the FL Dorado pioneer
was led from the courtroom, hurting
Mt the Judge as lie went disjointed
culations OF admiration ofthe kick
capncitv If Stallins' "mewel"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
EX-GOv.
A. Il. Stephens Cousin.

| am first cousin Of the late Ex-Governor
Alexander III. stephens, and have been
postal clerk on different railroads since
1868. For ten years 4 have been sufferer
from cancer on my face, which grew
worse until the discharge of matter became
profiise and very offensive. became thor
oughly disguised with blood purifiers and
pronounced them humbugs, las l had tried
many without relief.
Finally was induced 10 use Is. Il. b.,
which was about the LIST of February, and
continued Its use until the latter part of
April. The offensive discharge decreased
at once and the hardness around the cancer
disappeared. IL improved my general
health and L rapidly gained flesh and
strength. The discharge gradually de-
creased and the cancer became less and less
In size until nothing remains except n scar
TO tell the tale of a once dangerous cancer.
All who have seen me since | have com
menced the use of B. Il. Ii. bear testimony
OF my great improvement, and the scar on
my face shows that IL cured the cancer.
find that Ii. Ii. Il. comes squarcly up 10
what IL IL recommended, and / cannot say
too much in praise of this wonderful medi-
cine. have tried them all, but Il. B. Is.
stands at the TOPAZ a blood purifier.
The above is copied from the Athens, (Gal
Banner atchman. being the voluntary Ian
guage of Mr.. James A. Geer, which Editor
CAN'T endorses:
"Mr. Greer is honest upright citizen OF
Athens who had bad cancer, and his nu-
merous friends Thought that he could not
live very long, and the cancer was gradually
sapping the foundation Of his constitution,
but now looks well and hearty"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
= Against 1S.

Several physicians have pronounced my
disease blood poison, caused by paint or
lead in the paint, but thew could not cure
me. Last summer 1 used eighteen bottles
Of a largely advertised blood medicine,
which did me no more good than SO much
water.
have used only two bottles OF b. ID. b.
and am proud TO say that ! have received
greater benefit from them than from the
eighteen, and am now rapidly recovering.
There IL no question about the superiority
Of b. b. B. over all blood remedies.
2I5 Reynolds street. W. II. WOODY.
Augusta, Ga, April 2lst, 1856.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21

loon man never gess--to his wretched home.
The preacher goes there to minister to
the crushed household where despair, the
work the saloon keeper Is so deep that
human sympathy may never again reach II.
Deep into hearts sch0oled into sympathy
for the lowiy and suffering have such scenes
been buried.
Their training, their holy calling, incul-
Gates fidelity to principle even to the point
of martyrdom, and that, too they have en-
dured In every form with unflinching pur-
pose. Shall they be voiceless, nowf In the
presence Of the monumental crime OF the
age, are they alone to be silent
Are the fires of persecution TO be lighted
against them, because they denounce the
sin aud expose It's infamy Inc people In
their might, and In view Of their moral and
social and political obligations, must an
swer these questions.
Az they shall be solved the one way or
the other, the civilization of this age, the
political destiny OF eur country, will nd
vance or decline.
1t may be long struggle for supremacy.
No such conte t, when ended, ever let a
people as IL found them. In any event the
same people will be left here the same
land, rivers and climate the same state
boundaries will exist.
If, however, the aroused moral sense OF
the age, If the instincts OF safety for the in
dividual and the state shall prevail on the
people to adopt the amendment and II,
then party shall rise up to prevent the
execution Of the law, to trample it under
their ieet and nulify it, then, though all
these things, be Texas the state of
our love, will be no more. These
things never made the State we have known.
They do not make 1t now.
"What constitutes State
Not high raised battlements, nor labored
mound,
Thick wall. nor moated gate,
Nor cities, proud with spires and turrets,
crowned,
Nor starred and spanged courts,
Where low-born baseness waits perfume
to pride:
But men, high minded men,
Who their duties know, but know their
RIGHTS
And knowing dare maintain them.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
The Pope and the Pallium.

The pope has blessed the palhum
sent to Monsignor Richard, archbish
op OF Paris, and which is the insignia
OF his clerical elevation. The palliun
was originally a mantle thrown over
the other garments, but it is now only
the border of it, a sort of very oper
collar resting on the shoulders, and
consisting OF a strip OF white wooler
material marked with black crosses.
forming two short ends, one on the
back, and one on the breast. The wool
Of which it is made is from its origin
consecrated by pontIiicial benediction.
1t comes from two lambs ANNUALLY
presented to the pope on the 2lst
OF January in an ornamental basket
blessed by him, and then intrusted tc
the nuns OF 81. Agnes, who rear them,
and from their fleece weave the palli.
ums. Before the vestment is given &C
a new archbishop it is temporarily
placed on the tomb OF st. Peter, and
then sent or presented 10 the recipient
The palma does not descend to Tho
successor.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
On Decoration Day.

lnere nau Deen lOr beVeral genera
tions O feud between the Maxwells
and Harris. 1t was, so to speak, de.
cent, well regulated quarrel, no mem.
Der OF one family ever having offered
personal violence to one OF the other;
still, they did not speak"
In May, Kate Maxwell came to visit
her uncle and aunt.
"Are there services here on Oecora
ton Day." she asked.
"No, not in this part OF the town.
There's only one soldier grave here,
and the Grand Army send somebody
to put q flag on it,"
"Who Sc is it?"
"Tom Harris"
"And doesn't it have any flowers? |
should think his family would see to
that"
"Oh, the Harris have no more senti-
ment than a cow"
"Then some OF us ought to do it,"
No onereplied, and, noticing how grim
the family expression Immediately be-
came, Kate made her own private
anu ouiu
On the morning OF Decoration Day
she donned her prettiest dress and
most coaxing manner, and ran to beg
Uncle Gray if she might have just a
few apple blossoms. ayes; ii she
would take them from the 'grindstone'
in the corner OF the orchard, she might
strip the tree"
And. uncle" she still asked, hang
ing on his arm, 81 heard you say you
were going to mill. Won't you take
me with you, and wait just minute
for me to do an errand by the way?"
Eyes, Kate the Tease"
Half an hour later, Kate, accom-
panied by an enormous basket filled
with apple blossoms, mounted the
farm wagon.
whats that forY" asked her uncle.
"Pm going to stop at the cemetary,
and decorate Tom Harris grave"
"l'll have nothing to do with one OF
the Harris, dead or alive.'
"Bless you, uncle, you needn't havel
Sitting in the wagon to wait for me
won't compromise you. And however
you may regard the Harris in general,
this particular Tom is q hero and
martyr; he died for his country"
Kate usually did manage to get her
own way, and, though her uncle grum-
bled, he set her down at the cemetery
gate. 1t was little yard, easily over
looked from the road, and by the time
she had finished her work, another
farm wagon had stopped behind her
uncle's. An old man alighted, and
met her at the gate.
~ can't hardly trust my eyes," he
said: as that Toms grave you've
fixed upY"
Eyes, sir-Tom Harris. / had
enough flowers to COVERT, and it smells
so sweet"
You're a good GIRL" said the old
man, brokenly. al should like to talk
with you about my boy Tom"
"IIncle will take me to see you, I'm
sure said Kate clearly. Won't
you, Uncle Gray'"
Gray Maxwell was by nature q pc.
lite man; he had been constant TO his
feud all these years chiefly by avoid.
ance OF the Harris.
"Ye-es," he hesitated.
Mr.. Hart looked at him. "Fine
CROWN weather." he announced.
YES" replied Maxwell, this time
with more decision.
BY shutdown it was all over the Will.
age that "the Maxwels aud Harris
had spoken"
Dear mel" thought Kate when she
heard it. 81 builded better than ]
knew"
And the two farmers, who had long
ago tired OF animosity, blessed the
day OF national peace and reconcilia.
ton which had broken their bonds
Youths Companion.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21

All who desire full information about the
cause and cure Of Blood Poisons, Scrofula
and Scrofulous Swellings. Ulcers, Sores,
rheumatism, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh.
etc, can secure by mail. free. a copy Of our
32-page Illustrated Book Of Wonders. filed
with the most wonderful and startling proof
ever before known.
Address. BLOOD RAIN CO.
Atlanta Ga
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21

I'd every long trip, making the cost OF
this item alone to railroad companies
quito considerable, in some instances
thousands OF dollars yearly.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
ONLY ONE CHANGE OF CARS TO
Washington,
Chicago, New York,
It & p
Cincinnati, D Baltimore,
Philadelphia,
AND OTHER PRINCIPAL CITIES


D tnfor
ali Pullman
=
hi the
Philadelphia
Liverpool Red steamship Line between New York Phscsph
and Antwerp
For ALPHABETICALLY tickets call on
4 n Travein Age Dallas,
Main
a d. rrset 49,.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-21
THE
Texas & Pacific
RAILWAY,
THE GREAT POPULAR ROUTE BETWEEN
The East and West.

all in Louisiana New Mexico Arizona
California Fayote line to the North East and Southeast Elegant
through
Demng also Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars between Fort Worth
Orleans without change.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-11-19
DUEL BETWEEN PLANTS.
The War waged byW sumach and Climb
ing Bittsr-Sweet.

ing Bitter-sweet.
Some time ago my pupils were much
interested in finding what they inap-
propriatcly termed hand-to-haiTl con
flict between sumach (Rtns typhtnd)
and climbing bitter-swcet (Ceiastrus
scandcns). Judging from the appear
ance when found, the sumach was
about two inches in diameter when
the bitter sweet first wound its coils
about it. As the growth OF each pro-
ceeded. these coils became tighter and
tighter, cutting into and through the
bark and growing layoy OF the sumach
which seemed To be threatened with
strangulation. II was not, however.
10 be so easily vanquished. IL rcso-
lutely kept up its manufacture OF new
material, which, owing 10 the tight em-
brace Of the vine had 20 be distributed
along spiral line Immediately above
the coils. just below the coils the
supply appeared % be cut of. rs the
trunk was then shrivclcd and in moN
places dead. Although rendered un-
slightly, the tree presented the curious
/ feature Of having two splrals, one OF
living, growing, the other dead and de-
caying material wound about its hearl
wood. 80 that the whole resemblcd a
huge auger. TO aycngc this dcformity
the sumach proceeded TO push its
new growth out above and over the
coils Of the vine until at one place J,
had completely cncompassed it. The
vine, i'm turn, was now 50 tightly
soueczed as to be cut of from commu.
nication with the ground, and below
this point but little life renamed.
Victory now seemed within tho
prasp Of the sumach. The vine. how
ever. in its last extremity now united
itself with the growing layer OF th'
sumach, and thus literally drew from
the cause Of the enemy whatever sup
plies were needed 10 keep it, top brigh
and thrifty. At this stage the conilic
was cut short by the age Of the collect
or. and the combataut-. locked in eaci
others arms. were laid away amoni
the curio.iiics Of museum. m.-Journa
/ of E.1HcnfiDa.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-11-19
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

Common cheese cloth makes an
excellent strainer for acid fruits.
The odor of perspiration and dirty
woolen clothing is very offensive u
bees.
Ginger Snaps Two cups Of mo-
lasses, one cup each of sugar and but
ter, one tcaspoonful each of soda and
ginger, and flour To make il stiff
enough 10 roll. Household
Corn Frittcrs. Crate cold boiled
corn from the cob. season. add three
beaten eggs and sufficient -four TO give
them consistency, Drop in large
spoonfuls ivso boiling lard or dripping.
and fry nice brown. Canned corn
may be used. -B Boston Budget
Ducks are not good winter LAYERS.
but they begin very early in the season.
usually in February, laying their eggs
early in the morning. They should
not be kept too fat Boiled potatoes or
turnips, with plenty Of grass. make OK
ccllent food for them. ST Louis Re
publican.
Practical and successful Western
men claim that constant supply Of
salt for swine is safe preventive OF
diseases, one that can bc counted on
with degree Of certainty; that by its
constant use the system is made strong
10 ward of disease; that cholera does
not start in herds receiving this care.
and that these herds often escape when
all others around them are destroyed.
-Cmcinndh Times
Chocolate Pic.-Take four table
spoonfuls of grated chocolate. one pint
OF boiling water, yclks of two eggs,
two tablespoonfuls of corn starch, six
tablcspoonfuls of sugar. Stir together
and boil until thick like custard Mako
and bake crust. put in the chocolate
filling; beat the whites Of two cggs
'wectcn, flavor with vanilla. spread ON
top and brown in quick oven. Serve
cold. boston Budget
-Tutu Frutti Cake. One coiIec-cup
butter, one coilcc-cup sugar. one cof-
fcc-cup sweet milk. two and onc-hnlf
coilee-cups flour, whites of seven eggs.
three teaspoonfuls baking-powd one
pound raisns, one pound fig one
pound dates, one pound almonds. one
fourth pound citron. Blanch the al
monds and shred them in fine pieces.
Bake In two long pans in slow oven
one hour and threc-quartcrs:- Good
Cheer.
One Of the most scrviccable kind
OF washstand splashers and also one Of
the cheapest is made from yard Of
fancy mating bound with wide braid
or .r,a,l.. g piece Of silk or mcrino, matching
covered with colored ribbon. Where
the room is small and there Is no dress
ing case, pockets of the mating may
be fastened each side of the splasher TO
hold the comb and brush. - hdianap-
ohs journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-11-19

had discovered the letter that seemed
destined to ruin all his happiness.
The smile of gayety is often assumed
white the heart may ache within. Aud
, il was so in Philips case. He managed
10 play through game of tennis very
creditably. But he felt relieved when
it came 10 an end. and time for their
friends TO depart.
The next morning Philip was up long
before Irene was awake. He could not
sleep and decided a walk before break.
fast would do him good.
Thus it happened that he entered tho
breakfast room before Irene. He paced
the floor impatiently until he heard
her step on the stairs. Then the door
opened and Irene entered. She was
dressed in charming morning robe OF
delicate blue, and Philip thought she
had never looked SO innocent and sweet
before.
His heart ached rs he folded her in
his arms and kissed her again and
again.
"Oh, Irene, my darling, say you
love me-"
"Love youP Why. Philip, you know
love you-that never knew what il
was 10 love until met you"
"Are you sure you never loved any
other man, lrcneP'
Sure, Philip How strangely you
talk OF course am sure"
After they had finished breakfast
Philip, instead of going at once 10 his
office, as was usually his custom, lin
gercd by the window, gazing out in an
abstracted manner
Irene had always been in the habit
of giving him her letters Ia mail. and
this morning she had not mentioned
having any,
AsPhlip stood looking out of the win
dow, he was thinking of this. At last.
taking up his hat, he said. carclcssly:
ANY letters To mail this morning.
lreneP'
To his surprise Irene jumped 10 her
feet, cXclaiming: Charles letter!
How could | be so forgetful? Wait
just II minute. Phil" And she hurried
out of the room.
Charles letter" Philip could not
believe his ears. Evidently there was
IA mistake somewhere.
Presently Irene returned with let
ter in her hand which she was folding
ready for the envelope.
81 am so glad you mentioned letters,
Philip. for yesterday morning | wrote
TO my old school chum. Charlotte
Tracy, or Charlie" as we always
called her. and forgot TO give it TO
you"
d''r- ""silv IL was all explained
nothing. How happy ne was ~ piO'o
IL all n mistake. Some time he would
tell his wife all about il, but not now.
-JeGe +. Handtord, IN Commercial
TrdUcier.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-11-19
a VALUABLE SUBSTANCE.
rho Process Of Making CarboiIc Acid From
Coal on.

Coal OH.
Carbolic acid was first distilled from
coal tar in 1884 by the chemist Rungc
II IN still obtained from coal tar, but
more largely now, because moro cheap
ly, from petroleum. Crcosotc had been
first obtained about two years before
the discovery Of carbolic acid, and for
some time there was an assumption
among chemists that the two substances
were the same, but the application OF
strict tests soon showed them 10 be cs-
sentially different Carbolic acid was
found 10 have many important proper
ties; the one, no doubt, that brought IL
most generally into use was It's power
ful antiscptic quality. IL was found to
Immediately check the process Of pu-
trcfactiOn i'm organic matter and render
decay impossible in any substance sub
iccted 20 contact with 10. il thus came
speedily into use as an application In
surgery, especially in the case Of ul-
GERS. fostering wounds or gangrcnOus
sores. II is also used 30 some extent
in medicine, having been found 10 have
some excellent properties, when used
i'm diluted form and in combination.
though in pure state IL IL n most yio-
lent poison. CarbOlic acid Is made
from coal tar, from salicylic acid and
from coal oil. We give the process Of
making II from the last named substance
as the one most frequently used. The
crude coal oil or petroleum isdistillcd in
rctort furnished with n thermometer,
and the portion which passes over
when the heat ranges between three
/ hundred and four hundred degrees
Fair. is collected apart and mixed
with hot saturated solution Of caustic
potassa. After this has stood for some
! time. a semi-crystalline, pasty mass
forms, with some liquid on top; this
| liauid Is drawn of. and the pasty stun
below il stirred with n small quantity
Of water until IL is dissolved. In the
solution thus obtained, carbolate oi
! uotassa settles to the bottom as dense
liquid and IL drawn of; hydrochloric
acid Is then added 20 IL, and carbolic
acid in the form of solution rises n
the top. Chloride of calcium is then
added % this % remove water, and
the whole il then purified by distilla
ton, and the portion left by distillinp
of the pure carbolic acid is subjected
10 cold and yields crystals Of carboli'
acid. which must De dried and pu
away from the air. Carbolic acid il
used very lavishly by some surgeons
being applied as lotion and will
dressings Of gauze or cotton wool pre-
viously prepared with the acid. Bu
Il has been found that the application
Of too much carbolic acid 10 an oper
sore results in absorption Of the poisor
by the blood. sometimes % a fatal de
cree. For this reason this substance
should only b. used ~ a dressing fo
wounds and sores ~ the form directed
by an intelligent physician. Carboli'
acid has also an important use in th'
preparation Of tar colors for painting
/ 6ad dyeing. Chicago Inter Ocean,